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Labour Party leader Keir Starmer arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in London, as Britain begins voting in local and mayoral elections that are expected to increase pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The polls are the last major electoral test before a general election that Sunak's Tory party, in power since 2010, seems destined to lose to Starmer's Labour opposition. IMAGES
The first people arrive to cast their ballots at polling stations in Westminster, central London, as Britain begins voting in local and mayoral elections that are expected to increase pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The polls are the last major electoral test before a general election that Sunak's Tory party, in power since 2010, seems destined to lose to the Labour opposition. IMAGES
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer arrives at his polling station in north London with his wife Victoria and leaves after casting his ballot in local elections held across the UK. IMAGES
Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives with his dog at a polling station, in London, as polls open across the UK in local and regional elections that could prove historic in Northern Ireland and heap further pressure on the embattled Tory leader. IMAGES
EU Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen says that "There will be tough talks ahead... but that the United Kingdom will always have a trusted friend and partner in the European Union." SOUNDBITE